SLIDESHOW: Sneak peek at Mabel's fat camp transformation

Mabel the dog weighed nearly three times her ideal weight before she went to fat camp!

(WMC-TV) - Should your pet go to fat camp? Mabel the dog did… and it may have saved her life.

Action News 5's Janice Broach will share the heart-tugging story of one pup's determination to lose the weight.

"She was really sad. She was pitiful. And definitely the fattest dog I've ever seen," said Veterinary Nutritionist Dr. Angela Witzel. "I thought, this is perfect. I can help her. She can help me and we can do this together."

Mabel the dog is eager to show you her six month transformation. See the result of her hard work and get the cold-nose truth about obesity and our pets tonight on Action News 5 at 10 p.m.